Kargil scam: CBI files fresh status report in SC

CBI has filed a fresh status report before the Supreme Court into alleged irregularities in defence deals, which caused a loss of around  Rs 2,000 crore to the state exchequer, entered into in the wake of the 1999 Kargil conflict.

The consolidated status report was placed in a sealed cover before the apex court.

A Bench headed by Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan allowed senior advocate Rakesh Dwivedi, who is assisting the court as amicus curiae in the matter, to respond to the report in two weeks.

Dwivedi said a copy of the report was received by him yesterday and he would need time to go through it to respond.

The court adjourned the matter for four weeks.

CBI was asked by the court on August 24 file a consolidated report about the investigations into the various cases.

Dwivedi said the Centre, which was also asked to give details about the departmental action taken by the Ministry of Defence against officials involved in alleged irregularities in the deals, have not complied with the order.

The Ministry of Defence was asked to file an affidavit giving details about the appropriate action likely to be taken in 33 cases which were referred to it.

Dwivedi, who during the hearing in January this year accused the Centre of trying to cover up the issue, had said government has to tell about the outcome of the departmental inquiry.